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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act |
| 5 | | of 1984 is amended by adding Section 10-7 as follows:
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| 6 | | (25 ILCS 130/10-7 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10-7. Veteran Internship Pilot Program. |
| 8 | | (a) The Commission on Government Forecasting and |
| 9 | | Accountability shall create a Veteran Internship Pilot Program |
| 10 | | for the purpose of providing internships for honorably |
| 11 | | discharged veterans to participate in the General Assembly's |
| 12 | | legislative staff internship program implemented under Section |
| 13 | | 10-3. |
| 14 | | (b) Subject to appropriation, beginning on July 1, 2024, |
| 15 | | the Commission shall implement the pilot program. The |
| 16 | | Commission shall operate the pilot program for a 2-year |
| 17 | | period. At the end of that 2-year period, the Commission shall |
| 18 | | evaluate the pilot program and submit a report to the General |
| 19 | | Assembly with its findings, including, but not limited to: |
| 20 | | (1) the number of pilot program participants; |
| 21 | | (2) the number of applicants to the pilot program; and |
| 22 | | (3) the effectiveness of universities in recruiting |
| 23 | | veterans to participate in the pilot program. |